Emerald Nuzlocke

"The Nuzlocke Champions return for a Pokemon Emerald Nuzlocke Challenge! Will they meet their match or succeed with Maqubi!?"

- Official blurb

TFS Plays Pokémon Emerald Nuzlocke is a nuzlocke of . It is the fourth nuzlocke in the Nuzlocke Series, and the first chronologically.

Chronology
The Emerald Nuzlocke is the first nuzlocke chronologically in the Nuzlocke Series, as TANTOR, the protagonist of the SoulSilver Nuzlocke, is stated to be the son of Maqubi. LAKIGR, the protagonist of the LeafGreen Nuzlocke, makes an appearance in the SoulSilver Nuzlocke, and the Emerald Nuzlocke is confirmed to take place before the LeafGreen Nuzlocke, thus making the Emerald Nuzlocke the first nuzlocke chronologically.

Skrunchhgate controversy
Many eagle-eyed fans noticed in Episode 35 during Maqubi's battle with Winona that SKRUNCHH's level increased from 30 to 31 in between battles. In addition, KENORITH was seen eating an Oran Berry when he had been equipped with a Sitrus Berry. In addition, Lanipator alluded to an "alternate timeline" where their luck went sour and the Nuzlocke Champions had problems with Earthquake.

While they were going to eventually reveal it, the backlash was too evident, so the Nuzlocke Champions immediately confessed that they had, indeed, wiped against Winona. Several days later, the Nuzlocke Champions released the footage of the wipe onto their YouTube channel, and subsequently had their Nuzlocke Champion belt taken away from them.

As punishment, during the canon version of the Winona battle, Grant "accidentally" makes SKRUNCHH use Selfdestruct against Winona's Altaria, leading to SKRUNCHH's instant death. Thereafter, the wipe was explained in-universe to be an alternate timeline in which Maqubi's journey through the Hoenn region ended at Winona, leading to the introduction of the concept of the Nuzlocke Multiverse.

After the wipe, fans demanded that MELVINTOOZ be killed, as he was the Nuzlocke Champions' clear favorite in their current roster of Pokémon. In addition, in the 83rd episode of the Platinum Nuzlocke, Mike referred to Skrunchhgate when RYFUBA reached 100,000 steps.